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Zucchini & Asiago Cheese Panini with Cannellini Spread

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Zucchini and Asiago Cheese Panini with Cannellini Bean Spread

There are times you simply must take yourself to the coast of Italy; I do this without leaving the kitchen mind you…..This is a grilled sandwich that does just that. I think this is what Italy would “taste” like……

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Zucchini & Asiago Cheese Panini with Cannellini Spread

5 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 2 zucchini – sliced lengthwise
  • 1 red onion – sliced
  • Asiago cheese – sliced
  • 2 vine ripe tomatoes – sliced
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Dashes of salt and black pepper
  • 2 - 3 tbs. olive oil
  • Chiabata bread
    • For the Cannellini Spread:
  • 19 oz. can cannellini beans – drained and rinsed
  • 2 sun dried tomatoes
  • ¼ cup fresh basil leaves
  • 3 cloves of garlic – roasted
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. black pepper
  • 3 – 4 tbs. olive oil

Instructions

  1. Heat a large frying pan with the olive oil and add the sliced zucchini and onion. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper and fry until slightly golden.
  2. For the Cannellini Spread: Combine all of the ingredients called for spread in a food processor and process until creamy.
  3. This spread may be used as a dip or a spread.
  4. Build Your Panini: Place the zucchini on one slice of the bread, followed by the onions, tomato slices, fresh basil and the sliced cheese. Spread the cannelli spread on the other slice of bread and close the panini.
  5. Place on a panini grill and grill until slightly golden.
  6. The panini sandwich may also be achieved by placing on a griddle with a heavy pan on top of it; grill until the cheese is melted; then flip and grill on the other side.
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Zucchini and Asiago Cheese Panini with Cannellini Bean Spread

Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
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  2. Uno stuzzichino molto saporito e gradevole a tutte le ore... Ottimo per la merenda e per l'aperitivo!!! Grazie per essere passata da me!! Love Grazia
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  5. Catherine, Great sandwich/panini! This is a nice adaptation/use for the chunks of good Asiago Cheese that we buy at Costco and normally eat out of hand or with crackers. Thanks and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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  6. Hi Catherine:) I think this is what Italy would "taste" like too:) I love the notion of the Cannellini Spread and thought of using it as a dip sounds wonderful too. I've been dipping a lot on hummus these days (good cholesterol fighter:) but a change of paste sure wouldn't hurt. I'm sure Cannellini are as healthy or perhaps more so... I'm actually making Cannellini and pasta tonight. It's a brisk day here in PA and since it's Wednesday I figure why not:) I'll be saving this though Catherine. It sure would make a wonderful lunch especially since Marion has finally given in to the idea that we will be eating a lot more beans, lol... Thank you so much for sharing, Catherine and thank you so much for your ever lasting encouragement and prayers:) Louise
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  8. Hi Catherine , love the look of the sandwiches and know they taste even better , Thanks for sharing . Blessing to you and your dear family ;- D ~~Nee~~
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  9. This looks like the perfect garden harvest panini! We used to laugh and say you could put rocks between pieces of bread and place it in the panini maker and it would be fabulous! Shows how much we loved what a panini maker did to a sandwich! Sounds right up my alley with everything bursting with these flavors in the garden right now!
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  10. Wow Catherine, what a beautiful panini...I love the cannellini spread...looks delicious! Hope you are having a wonderful week :D
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  11. Dear Catherine, Fabulous panini and I love the idea of the cannellini spread. Never would have thought of that. Lovely the way you plated it. Looks amazing I could go for one right now. A great sandwich for fall and you can never have enough panini recipes. Thanks for sharing this recipe, wishing you a blessed Thursday! Dottie :)
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  12. I'm very happy to find yr comment on my blog. The news about new post is wrong. Very good this suggestiion. Have a nice day ciaoooo
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  17. I wish I had this right now to munch! Again, thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. All posts get pinned on our pinterest board! Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on culinaryflavors.gr! I hope to see you there!
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  22. I'm adding this to my list of meatless meal ideas. Looks delicious and I like the cannellini spread. Thank you for stopping by and sharing!
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